GRE Word List

REAPER

one that reaps

The meaning of the word reaper is one that reaps.

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euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
swipea strong sweeping blow
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances